The obvious caveat is that there was preclinical data to support the PD-1 combo
Well, now I'm trying to remember what I saw when researching this name for last year's charity portfolio, because now that you mention it, I can't find much in the literature that supports this combo.
Xencor and Kymab are apparently continuing with ICOS/PD-1 programs, with Xencor's being a bispecific. I know there are some pluses and minuses to bispecifics . . . Xencor will be in the clinic with theirs any day now. Here's the one poster I can find about it:
Panel B shows the activity that supposedly justifies further development. Panel D, however, gives me pause: is exacerbation of GVHD a feature or a bug in this context?
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